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… gave rise to protests from local musicians in the form of letters to the editor. In 1933, while playing at the …
Type: Biography
… political matters was frequently aired at meetings and in letters to the press, usually under the pen-name …
Type: Biography
… many to learn to spin. An entertaining and prolific letter writer, she had numerous penpals. She died on 19 …
Type: Biography
… This retains its value and can be used to post a standard letter even if the required postage has increased since it …
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Part of story: Postage stamps
… large and colourful graffiti, often based on oversized lettering. Skilled practitioners produced pieces (large …
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Part of story: Public and street art
… City Council decided in 1915 to mark taxis by putting the letter ‘T’ in red on their number plates, in front of the …
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Part of story: Taxis and cabs
… and, prepared to put aside his second wife, dictated a letter formally setting her at liberty. He was finally …
Type: Biography
… found 'fragmentary prayerbooks of all persuasions', and letters written in Māori, suggesting that Te Huruhuru may …
Type: Biography
… Listener and Penthouse , three identity cards, the man’s letter of appointment to the SIS … and pages from what …
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Part of story: Intelligence services
… to vent his feelings on a wide range of subjects in letters to newspapers and leading politicians. He contended …
Type: Biography
… and international affairs, as well as poetry and wartime letters. Gordon Watson’s name and memory live on. A Victoria …
Type: Biography
… get together to present an ‘address’ – a beautifully hand-lettered and decorated expression of esteem that would often …
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Part of story: Birthdays and wedding anniversaries
… standard activities – discussing issues of concern, writing letters and organising deputations – the institute held …
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Part of story: Women’s movement
… is administered by the International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML) at Victoria University of Wellington. The …
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Part of story: Young people and the arts
… the full rigours of French academic training. In an 1897 letter from Paris, mentioned in the Auckland press, Goldie … George V's Silver Jubilee Medal and an OBE in 1935. The letters Goldie published in the Auckland press during the …
Type: Biography
… a rugby-mad New Zealand. While Kippenberger received many letters of support for his statements (including some from South Africa), the tone of the letters of condemnation was extremely hostile and …
Type: Biography
… misery'. The novel also attacked the genteel tradition of letters, identified by Lee as a prop to cultural dependence … political notebooks – of more value; many manuscripts and letters are held in the Auckland City Library. He was …
Type: Biography
… Animal Rights Militia, advocated violence, planting car and letter bombs, and some members were jailed for their …
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Part of story: Animal welfare and rights
… fair. He preferred to rely on the spirit rather than the letter of Parliament’s standing orders. Even the leader of …
Type: Biography
… JP’s badge, Barnes resigned her commission, stating in a letter, ‘I no longer have any confidence in the …
Type: Biography